Identifier:
30941
Description:
Urn-shape samovar with no exterior designs or decorations. There is a front spout, top lid with finial top and two side handles. Engraved in side above the spout is an emblem and two makers marks on either side of it. There is also another makers mark or label engraved on the edge of the lid.;Maker Marks: Pending translation;Samovars became widely spread throughout the country with the introduction of tea and coffee. They were produced in many towns of Russia, but most famous was Tula, an old center of metalworking. The samovars became the symbol of Russian hospitality and family comfort as well as the sign of prosperity. Step by step a peculiar ritual of tea-drinking emerged and was adopted in every Russian home. There were homes with separate samovar-rooms whose interior was crowned by the samovar.
Date:
1882 – 1886
Materials:
Metal
Dimensions:
15" h 1" w 11" d
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of Silverman Brothers
Related Entity:
Silverman Brothers (donor)
